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Patented Jan INVENTOR ga l ATTORNEYS.

N. PETERS. FNOTO-UTHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D C,

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS D. GALLAGHER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,796, dated January 18, 1881.

Application filed November 16, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS D. GALLAGHER, of Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stock-Oars, of which the following is a description.

The object of my improvement is to provide readily-detachable troughs for conveniently watering and feeding stock during transportation on railroads.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a car provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the car. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section, and Fig. 4: an end view at one side of the car.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The car represented is of usual construction with the additions next described.

a a are the hay-racks, fitted at the upper part of the car at both sides of the door.

I; b are windows through which the racks are to be filled.

A are the feed-troughs, placed at suitable height, according to the character of the stock to be carried. The troughs A consist of the smaller portions 0, that are fixed between the car-stanchions so that their inner sides are about flush with the stanchions, and the inner side is open, so that the stock has access to them, the opening being of a size to admit insertion of the animals snout. These separate portions 0 project outsidethe car either separately and connected by pipes 01 or as a continuous outside trough, 0. At the ends next the door and end-of the car the troughs are fitted with hose-pipesf, having suitable couplings for connection, so that all the troughs of the train can be filled at once by connecting one hose to the water-supply pipes. At the car-doors the troughs are connected by a pipe, 9, passing beneath the car. By this construction the troughs are not liable to become filled or stopped with dung, as is the case when they are placed inside. Space inside the car is also saved and there is no liability of the stock being injured by projecting troughs. Further, the troughs can be applied without injury to the fram e-work of the car, and readily removed when not required.

The troughs are to be made of wood or metal. I prefer to construct them of metal, with the flanged edges i, (shown in Fig. 3,) which edges take over the longitudinal braces of the car, so that their insertion and removal will require but little time and labor.

At k I have shown a continuous trough, placed at the outside and projecting through the side, the stanchions being cut away to admit it. This is more adapted for small stock, such as pigs and sheep.

Having thus described my invention, Iclaimv as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A stock-car having its water and feed troughs secured detachably on the outside by flanged edges iworking over longitudinal braces on the car, as shown and described.

THOMAS D. GALLAGHER.

Witnesses:

J. O. HEMMETER, THOMAS BRANAGAN. 

